So, there was this one time, at "Band Camp".... What? Not "THAT" kind of story? Whew, that could have been embarrassing.
I'll save the deeply insightful stories to the inner circle as they know Chris "
@Schilling" best, but I would like to share a thought or two. The first is the odd way our forum personas spill over into our decidedly more awkward in the flesh/personal interactions.
Let's take this thread for example, I'm pretty confident that the number of people (just checking the forum for updates and reading the posts) who know Chris only as
@Schilling out number those that have ridden with him by a wide margin. I'd also venture to say that for some, this is one of the first times they've seen or used his first name. Yet, this in no way diminishes his impact on all the members of our little community. If you ever read one of Chris's posts, you know him, he's that real. Post up or stay in the shadows, it doesn't make your concern any less genuine, your prayers ably less helpful. Hell, I took me like 2 years to post anything... Now you wish I'd stop.
So, I'll leave you with what will most likely be the first mental image that most of us have of
@Schilling.
Chris, in a parking lot, sitting on his top tube in his patented chill'n like Schill'n pose. Salt'n pepper beard, cross-fit like athletic build and a smile that can disarm any situation.
Looking forward to seeing it again.....real soon.